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Misinformation amid the Israel-Hamas war

As Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza plays out on social media, experts say misinformation and propaganda are spreading rampantly on the social media…

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Talbot Council Says Confederate Statue Not Tied to Slavery

After being forced to vote in public on the future of the Talbot Boys Confederate monument, council president Corey Pack says the statue is not…

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A timeline of the long history that led up to the Israeli-Hamas war

The conflict between Israel and Gaza has its roots in 1967, when Israel captured the narrow, coastal strip from Egypt during the Six-Day War. Ian…

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Gaza residents flee south ahead of expected Israeli offensive

Tens of thousands of Gaza residents are fleeing from north to south ahead of an expected ground offensive by Israeli troops, about one week after…

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These former prisoners are fighting mass incarceration | Rattling the Bars

*Editor’s note: At 00:56, host Mansa Musa misspeaks when quoting a report and says that 55 million people are in the system of mass incarceration;…

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Jim Jordan fails to win House speaker vote in first round | full video

The House of Representatives is in session on Tuesday as lawmakers try to elect a new speaker two weeks after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from…

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Jordan loses first House speaker vote, Biden headed to Israel, more | America Decides

“America Decides” reports on Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed first attempt to secure the 217 votes needed to win the House speakership, President Biden’s planned trip…

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TRNN Town Hall: In Conversation with Michelle Alexander

This video was originally published on April 22, 2015. Reporter Taya Graham hosts a Town Hall with Michelle Alexander, a legal scholar, civil rights litigator,…

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Chicago-area landlord arrested for fatally stabbing 6-year-old Muslim boy in alleged hate crime

A 71-year-old Chicago-area landlord, Joseph Czuba, is charged with the murder of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume after allegedly stabbing him 26 times and seriously injuring his…

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Jim Jordan loses first speaker vote | full video

Rep. Jim Jordan failed to garner enough Republican support to be elected speaker of the House in the first ballot of voting Tuesday. CBS News…

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What happened to BLM-inspired activism in sports? w/Howard Bryant | Edge of Sports

The growth of the Black Lives Matter movement through the 2010s catalyzed a resurgence of Black activism in professional sports that had its climax in…

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Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, House speaker vote set for Tuesday, more | America Decides

“America Decides” reports on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive, Rep. Jim Jordan working to shore up support…

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How Maryland discriminates against women prisoners | Rattling the Bars

Jessup, Maryland is home to the state’s only women’s prison, the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women, commonly known as “The Cut”. For years, advocates fought…

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Attorney shares info allegedly linking Gilgo Beach murders suspect to more victims | full video

John Ray, an attorney for the families of two of the women found dead along Gilgo Beach on New York’s Long Island over a decade…

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